title: Efficient degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A by heterostructured Ag/Bi5Nb3O15 material under the simulated sunlight irradiation.
abstract: Heterostructured metallic silver-layered bismuth niobate two-component system (Ag/Bi(5)Nb(3)O(15)) was developed for the first time by a mild hydrothermal method combined with photodeposition. The Ag/Bi(5)Nb(3)O(15) exhibited single-crystalline orthorhombic structure with small particle size (50-200 nm) and octahedral as well as sheet-like shape; additionally, it possessed photoresponse in both UV and visible region. As a novel alternative photocatalysts to TiO(2), the photocatalytic activity of the Ag/Bi(5)Nb(3)O(15) was evaluated by the degradation of tetrabromobisphenol A, a member from the family of the brominated flame retardant, under solar simulating Xe lamp irradiation, and enhanced photocatalytic activity in compared to Bi(5)Nb(3)O(15) itself and Degussa P25 was obtained.
authors.affiliation: School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, PR China.
authors.forename: Yingna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fengyan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shengqu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yihang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D001729:Bismuth / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods; D005411:Flame Retardants; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013472:Sunlight
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D012834:Silver; C020806:tetrabromobisphenol A; D001729:Bismuth